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Health Encyclopedia: Radiation Treatments For Prostate Cancer

Radiation Treatments

The two major radiation treatments are:

External-beam radiation
Brachytherapy

Both treatments have generally equal success rates. Research presented at the 2006 Prostate Cancer Symposium indicated that the two therapies work equally well for treating localized prostate cancer. In some cases, both techniques may be used in high-risk patients.

External-Beam Radiation

In external-beam radiation therapy, a doctor focuses a beam of radiation directly on the tumor for 35 3-minute treatm...

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Expert & Community Posts

Radiation Beam Therapy: Treating Prostate Cancer and Minimizing ED

By Dr. Justin Harmon , Health Expert

...leaking urine after the prostate is treated). The side effects that come after radiation... Read more »

Short takes: Identification. Treatment. Prevention.

By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...is used in daily patient care, but it’s a start.Proton Beam Therapy: Reducing Radiation from... Read more »

Do I Need My Entire Prostate Treated?

By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert

...treated. The reason to do this is to reduce the side effects such as urinary leakage... Read more »

What Does Prostate Size Mean?

By Jay Motola , Health Expert

Patients are often confused about the prostate, the walnut sized gland that surrounds the urethra. ... Read more »

Prostate Cryoablation

By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert

...cure his recurrent cancer. Cryoablation has side effects. These include local pain and swelling... Read more »

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Breast Cancer Radiation Treatment

...specific regions. Such an approach may improve the coverage of breast cancers while reducing the toxic effects to the heart and lungs.Side Effects of Radiation TherapySide effects of radiation... Read more »

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Causes of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

...either independently or in conjunction with BPH, can cause lower urinary tract symptoms. In addition, prostate growth does not always explain symptoms normally attributed to BPH. Men with large... Read more »

Prostate Cancer: Conditions with Similar Symptoms

...Conditions with Similar SymptomsBenign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)In up to half of men in their 40s, the prostate begins to enlarge through a process of cell multiplication called benign prostatic... Read more »

Enlarged Prostate: References

...symptoms compatible with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review of efficacy and adverse effects. Urology. 2005;66(4):780-788.Roehrborn CG. Alfuzosin 10 mg once daily prevents overall... Read more »

Prostate Cancer Treatment: Localized Prostate Cancer

...this important choice.Quality of Life. Surgery and radiation both have potentially distressing side effects, including the possibility of impotence, incontinence, or both. A man must weigh his own... Read more »

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